A second-degree murder charge has been laid in connection with the death of a man who was found dead after a northeast Edmonton fire early last year.
What started as reports of a fire in a back alley turned into a suspicious death investigation when Edmonton police were called by firefighters at around 10 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2020.
Homicide detectives were called to the alley and found the body of a man in the driveway of a property that was slated for demolition.
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That man was later identified as 24-year-old Aaron Watt.
An autopsy was conducted two days after the fire, but the cause of death was not released for “investigative reasons.” In a news release on Wednesday, police said the cause of death will continue to be withheld.
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However, they said it was determined that the manner of death was homicide.
On Dec. 14, Colin James Lepretre, 29, was charged with one count each of second-degree murder and indignity to a body.
Police didn’t release any further details.
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